Man charged with murder after allegedly stabbing another man in broad daylight and leaving him for dead in Eastlakes, Sydney

A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed another man in broad daylight in Sydney’s south earlier this week.

Emergency services were called to Maloney Street, Eastlakes in Sydney’s south at about 12.20pm on Monday following reports of a man lying injured on the footpath.

The man died at the scene, despite paramedics’ best efforts to revive him.  

He was later identified as a 47-year-old from Maroubra.

Following his death, a crime scene was established and police launched a major manhunt. 

On Friday, officers arrested a 33-year-old man at Surry Hills Police Station and charged him with one count of murder and assault occasioning bodily harm.

He was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.

Dozens of uniformed and plain-clothed detectives spent much of Monday afternoon at the cordoned off scene as forensics scoured the area for evidence.

Emergency services were called to Maloney Street, Eastlakes in Sydney ‘s south at about 12.20pm on Monday following reports of a man lying injured on the footpath 

The man died at the scene, despite paramedics’ best efforts to revive him. He was later identified as a 47-year-old from Maroubra 

A police tent was also set up to shield the man’s body from public view. 

Shocked residents recalled hearing a ‘commotion’ shortly before midday.

A woman was woken by the sound of voices, including that of a man saying ‘get the dog, get the dog’.

She claimed that shouting and fights were a common occurrence in the area next.

‘It’s horrifying living here,’ the mother-of-three told the Daily Telegraph.

‘It’s crazy, but you’ll expect an incident to happen at least once a month.’

Witnesses and anyone with any information are urged to call Crime Stoppers.

Following his death, a crime scene was established and police launched a major manhunt

On Friday, officers arrested a 33-year-old man at Surry Hills Police Station and charged him with one count of murder and assault occasioning bodily harm